For our group purpose,
there is but on authority – a Loving Spirit as expressed in our group
conscious.

FOCUS: GROUP CONSCIENCE

For our group purpose there
is but one authority – a loving God as He may express Himself in our group
conscience.Our leaders are but
trusted servants; they do not govern.

3.

The only requirements for
membership are respect for the ethics embodied in Earth Wise Spirituality and
a sincere desire for health and healing.

FOCUS: ACCEPTANCE

The only requirement for AA
membership is the desire to stop drinking.

4.

We affirm that these are
non-cross talk meetings.This means
that we share our experience, strength and hop and that we use “I message”
when we share.It is not necessary
that w agree with each member’s opinion because we “take what we need and
leave the rest”.

FOCUS: RESPECT

Each group should be
autonomous except in matters that affect other groups or AA as a whole.

5.

We each pledge to honor our
own boundaries and to respect the boundaries of the other people in this
group.In this way we honor our need
for community and protect our rights as individuals.

FOCUS: COMMUNITY

Each group has but one
primary purpose – to carry the message to the alcoholic who still suffers.

6.

A Spiral Steps Group out
never to let personal, social or political issues divert us from our primary
purpose.

FOCUS: TOLERANCE

An AA group is never to
endorse, finance or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside
enterprise lest problems of money, property or prestige divert us from our
primary purpose.

7.

We honestly acknowledge the
problems in our lives in order to grow and heal. At the same time, we keep
our primary focus on the solutions.

FOCUS: EMPOWERMENT

Every AA group out to be
fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.

8.

We respect the right of
each member to seek outside sources of healing for their body, mind and
spirit.This includes nutritional
counseling, individual therapy, medical care and the various alternative
forms of healing available to us.

FOCUS: HEALING

Alcoholics Anonymous should
remain forever non-professional but our Service Centers may employ special
workers.

9.

Each Spiral Steps Group is
to be fully self-supporting. Group members take turns leading the weekly
meetings.As leaders we act as
trusted servants, we do not govern.

FOCUS: ORGANIZATION

AA, as such, ought never to
be organized but we may create service boards or committees directly
responsible to those they serve.

10.

Spiral Steps has no opinion
on other issues, Paths or Traditions.Hence our group ought never be drawn into public controversy.

FOCUS: NEUTRALITY

Alcoholics Anonymous has no
opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never to be drawn into
public controversy.

11.

Anonymity builds the trust
that serves as our group’s foundation. What we hear here, let it stay here.

FOCUS: ANONYMITY

Our public relations policy
is based on attraction rather then promotion, we need always to maintain
personal anonymity at the level of press, radio and films.

12.

We agree to place
“Principals before Personalities” in all of our dealings with one another.

FOCUS: ETHICS

Anonymity is the foundation
of all of our traditions, ever reminding us to place principals before personalities.

13.

We respect the right of
each individual to follow their chosen Spiritual Path; accepting that each
person’s path is the right one for them.